Deirdre Routt and Anna Wilcoxon created a citizenship resources list during their research on Pilot Project 2. Their list includes citizenship classes, ESL (English as Second Language) classes, legal assistance/workshops, and citizenship tutoring in the Omaha area. Each entry includes – More

Data from the most recent U.S. Census tells us that ten percent of Omaha’s total population is foreign-born. 71.6% of these individuals are not United States citizens. Since this figure emerged as a bit of a surprise, Deirdre Routt and I decided to explore the relationship between citizenship and community. Does a higher percentage of citizenship equal a more inclusive community? Is there something happening in Omaha that functions as a barrier to citizenship? Are these issues as intertwined as we suspect or are we assuming a relationship that isn’t valid? Does citizenship matter? More